The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-02-25
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TERRIHDRIAL GLEANx1Gs.
| Peter Gibbons an old man living at soutl
Heart near MandaD. was found frozen e
| death with $500 In gold on his person.
The Red River Valley elevator at CIurch's
Ferry, containing 10000 bushels OF grain,
caught fro from a store and was burned.
| A colony of about SO persons from Glasgow,
Scotland, will settle between jamestown and
Darlington, ON tue jamestown & Northern,
in April.
The Manitoba road has ordered fifty large
locomotives from the shops of Rogers, the To-
comotive builder, the first installment OF which
are now due in 81. Paul.
Prof. Montgomery, Of Grand Forks, has
gained scientific fame by the discovery Of
| new species of fossil animal British scien-
lists confirm the value and accuracy of the
| discovery.
Caledonia Times: From information gath
cred FROM apparently reliable sources, It seems
safe to predict that before the SHOWS of another
winter cover the ground, the cars will be run
ming into Caledonia.
Chamberlain, Rapid City and other West
Missouri towns are hoping Secretary Lamar
will open the coal beds on the Moreau river to
some responsible party, even IL the Sioux res
ervation bill does not pass.
Fargo Argus: There Is talk Of volcanic
eruption at Seattle, yellow fever at Chicago,
water spouts in central Wisconsin and railroad
accidents in Michigan. It looks like Dakota
was really the only safe place.
Tho fourth annual encampment Of the Da-
kota G. A. R. will meet at Jamestown on Tues
day, March u, at o'clock, and continue till
Thursday night. All the railroads will give
reduced faro to those attending.
Statician Dodge Of the department of agri-
culture, Washington, says that all kinds of
stock except sheep and swine have decreased
in value in Dakota on account OF short crops
and low prices, obliging farmers to sell.
Mrs. ]. N. Melton Of Fargo, went to New
Orleans in charge Of the woman's department
Of the worlds exposition two years ago, and
claims she did not receive the compensation
which she should. She now demands an in-
vestigation Of tho accounts Of the commissioner
and his assistant She has succeeded in getting
the Farmers alliance to ndorse her demand
for an investigation, and resolutions have been
sent to Bismarck to that effect.
Hillsboro Banner, What might have been
fatal and certainly was most serious acci-
dent, occurred to MIR. G. L. Wakeman Thurs
day noon. Mr.. Wakeman was attending to
some repairing about the Manitoba water tank
when portion Of the ladder broke aud he was
precipitatel into the water. His situation was
now indeed perilous Que, for the tank is
some rods distant from bis dwelling house and
the only avenue Of escape was through the
man hole at the top, which was rendered mac
cesslble by the giving away Of the ladder.
There was probably depth Of eight feet Of
water in the tank at the time. The imprjs-
oned man succeeded, however, in keeping
above the water by the aid Ct the portion Of
the ladder which fell with him, until his wife,
alarmed by bis absence, discovered the situation
aud rope was passed to him and be was
drawn up nearly exhausted.
An accident occurred on the Northern Pa
ciic few days slnca A freight train was
drawing In on a side track, when the head Of
passenger train struck the car ahead of the
caboose, throwing that car aud the cab into
the ditch on one side, and the two engines and
tenders Of the passenger into the excavation
on the other side. Engineer Carter was in
charge Of the head engine and he received cuts
about the head; his fireman was Wanthalu,
who was completely buried under the tender
| and 1t was half Of an hour before he could be
dug out from under the coal F; he was found to be
bruised somewhat not little about the head,
but 1t Is thought Is not seriously injured.
Briggs, the fireman Of the next engine, jumped
and was slightly injured; while Engineer Jen-
nings, who went over the embankment with
his engine, was unhurt Conductor Constock
was in charge Of the train, and neither he nor
the passengers were injured. Other engines
were sent to tho scene Of the wreck and the
train reached Fargo about ten o'clock In the
forenoon.
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